According to the Star newspaper, the secondary school student had been receiving help from suicide and self-harm crisis centre Pieta House.

“This is a hugely upsetting and distressing time for Lara’s family and they are very grateful to all her friends and to the Pieta House group for all their support,” a source close to the family told the newspaper.

“There are issues far more complex than may have initially been made out and Lara’s family just need time to grieve and come to terms with their loss now.”

In lieu of funeral flowers, the family asked mourners to donate to Pieta House.

Burns was the third young female to commit suicide in Ireland in the past two months. In October Erin Gallagher (13) from Donegal took her own life being harassed by cyber-bullies on the Ask.fm website. Ciara Pugsley (15) from Leitrim took her life in September having been the victim of bullies also.

Lara Burns committed suicide at the age of 12 due to cyber bullyingGoogle images